Call for papers
Symposium topics
The thematic areas and their topics, defined by the scientific committee.
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Scope
Areas and topics
06 areas · 15 topics
T01Monitoring and inspection
Bridge Monitoring and Structural Health Monitoring
Sensor-based monitoring, risk-informed SHM, advanced control systems, and long-term performance evaluation.
Computer Vision, Drones, and Remote Inspection Technologies
Digital imaging, automated inspection, computer vision, drones, remote measurements, and network-level assessment.
Non-Destructive Testing and Emerging Diagnostic Technologies
Advanced NDT methods, structural diagnosis, durability assessment, and innovative inspection technologies.
T02Digitalisation and intelligence
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Bridges
AI-based inspection, condition assessment, predictive maintenance, data analytics, and intelligent decision-making.
Digital Twins, BIM, and Digital Intelligence
Digital twins, BIM acquisition, digital models, performance prediction, and life-cycle management platforms.
T03Management and performance
Bridge Management Systems and Decision-Making
Bridge management frameworks, asset prioritization, maintenance planning, operational management, and data-driven decisions.
Life-Cycle Performance, Risk, and Reliability
Life-cycle assessment, deterioration modelling, reliability analysis, risk evaluation, and performance prediction.
Bridge Load Testing, Traffic Loads, and Structural Evaluation
Load measurement, load modelling, diagnostic testing, proof-load testing, and assessment of existing bridges.
T04Safety and resilience
Bridge Safety, Resilience, and Multi-Hazard Assessment
Structural safety, vulnerability, extreme loads, earthquakes, floods, ship impacts, and multi-hazard resilience.
Climate Change, Flood Risk, and Coastal Hazards
Climate-resilient design, flooding, coastal exposure, environmental hazards, and adaptation strategies.
T05Design, materials and intervention
Sustainable Bridge Design, Construction, and Maintenance
Sustainability, low-impact construction, resource efficiency, resilient materials, and life-cycle environmental performance.
Bridge Rehabilitation, Repair, and Life Extension
Repair-versus-replacement strategies, steel bridge rehabilitation, historic bridge conservation, and renewal technologies.
Advanced Materials and Innovative Structural Solutions
UHPC, UHPFRC, FRP systems, innovative components, durable materials, and short-span bridge solutions.
T06Infrastructure and governance
Railway Bridges and Transportation Infrastructure
Railway bridge monitoring, condition assessment, resilient railway systems, and infrastructure management.
Standards, Education, Governance, and Regional Practices
Codes, standards, professional training, technical committees, national bridge inventories, and bridge management practices in Latin America and other regions.